Category: Industry

A proposal made by the civil aviation ministry that would have allowed foreign carriers to buy a 25 percent stake in Indias local carriers have been put on hold due to security concerns.

The proposal was made to give local carriers access to foreign funding after severe losses in the industry. Currently, foreign carriers are not allowed to directly or indirectly hold equity in local airlines although other foreign investors are allowed to own up to 49 percent in Indian carriers.

Moreover, foreign direct investment from helicopter operators and ground-handling companies in local companies are allowed. Because of the turmoil in the aviation sector, an early decision on allowing foreign carriers to invest in domestic airlines is not expected. There are various pros and cons of the decision and they have to be taken into account before taking a call, a senior civil aviation ministry official told The Economic Times.

He added: For certain reasons, the airline industry is considered a sensitive sector and any decision has to be taken with security in mind. The domestic airline industry has struggled for the past year because of weak demand, high fuel prices and irrational pricing.

According to The Economic Times, Kingfisher Airlines chairman Vijay Mallya has been lobbying for foreign carriers to invest in local airlines while Indias although Jet Airways has been against the move.

The present day market is a highly competitive one and therefore companies need to devise new and innovative business strategies in order to continue making profits and to substantially increase their market share. For this reason, companies have now begun to shift their business focus from creating tangible products to developing a whole range of comprehensive products along with service designs. This explains the increasing importance of innovative services and this has become apparent over the years. However, little has been done for the management of these services. Heavy equipments are ones that are used mainly in the construction and manufacturing industry. These colossal equipments are difficult to transport, are capital intensive and have a long life cycle of use. This heavy industry machinery is extensively utilised by diverse industries including forestry, transportation, agriculture and construction.

These industries call for substantial investments in heavy equipments and thus getting a proper ROA or return on assets is necessary. Capital velocity is highly important in this respect. It is necessary to make provisions for such innovative services in order to ensure high level of performance and asset availability within a limit budget. Heavy equipments are usually customised and thus are difficult to manage and maintain. These equipments can be divided into different categories such as mining equipment and construction equipment. A working face, shovel, stacker and dumper is used for open pit mines whereas a drill, underground loaders and rigs are used for underground mines. Construction equipments comprise a long list including trenching equipment, piles driving equipment, wagon and trucks, excavating equipments such as clamshells, power shovels, hoes and cranes; draglines, scrapers and tractors.

There are different types of heavy equipment that are used for similar purposes and thus it would be difficult to make a generic classification. There are a number of factors that are taken into consideration while classifying these equipments and these include service facility, operating environment, revenue generation, core competency, life expectancy, service skills, subsystem, cost and weight.

Stakeholders play a crucial role in adding value to the customer through the supply chain. The list includes profiles such as that of manufacturers, service providers, designers, governments, contractors and suppliers.

Companies that use heavy equipment and heavy lifting services will obviously need the help of high investment in order to achieve an equally high ROA. Asset management is important in this respect. It is a proper and systematic approach adopted towards the maintenance and the upgrade of assets. Asset management comprises the activities and processes that are necessary for minimising the investment, maximising the commercial return, manage risks and optimise the strategic value. Asset management also includes every function right from operations to procurement, from engineering to maintenance. The latter is considered to be an integral function of asset management.

The business strategies implemented in the industry are a bit different from the other industries. It is a bit difficult for the heavy equipment industry to garner profits and improve their market position in the long run. Service development can increase the opportunities to a great extent thereby making more room for marketing opportunities.

To reduce greenhouse gases and produce a useful byproduct, many countries, states, counties, and cities are replacing landfills with industrial composting systems. One of the most common methods for large scale operations is Aerated Static Pile or Active Aeration composting. ASP refers to any of a number of systems used to biodegrade organic material without physical manipulation during primary composting. Our fans play a key role in these systems by forcing air through an array of perforated piping placed in and around the compost material to provide air circulation for controlled aeration. This allows system operators to maintain the desired temperature, moisture, and oxygen levels within the piles during decomposition.

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Tenderall Fan works closely with a large number of OEMs that manufacture Car Wash systems, and offers a complete fans as well as a variety of parts including wheels, cones, drives and inlet plates. Dryer fans are typically built with 10 HP and 15 HP motors in 50 / 60 HZ ratings. Nominal 18″ diameter backwardly-inclined steel wheels with 10-blade construction are generally used to minimize objectionable “pure” tones that can be irritating to the human ear. Buffalo Blower also offers airfoil aluminum wheels using all welded extruded blades when a customer prefers aluminum rather than steel wheels.

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The chemical industry demands the highest standard of engineering, design and quality control for their equipment. Commercial grade products are unacceptable and specific attention to detail is regularly required to ensure proper function and durability. Tenderall Fan has the resources to comply with ASME, ISO, ATEX directive and other industry standards for handling toxic, corrosive, and unstable materials. These fans are used for a range of applications including laboratory and fume exhaust, dust collection, general ventilation, high pressure low volume, special metal/FRP and gas tight processes.

Tenderall Fan manufactures a full line of fans that are designed to handle the material laden airstreams found in a number of coal processing applications. Many of the fans used in these applications require additional features such as abrasion resistant liners, spark resistant construction, explosion proof motors, high temperature alloys, specialty coatings, and custom safety guards. In addition to these features, thr fans are available in a variety of arrangements and configurations to provide maximum product flexibility for ease of installation and maintenance, including a complete range of fans for general HVAC plant ventilation and human comfort.

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India is one of the major suppliers of handicrafts to the global market. Highly labor intensive, and basically cottage based, the industry is more widespread in the rural and urban areas. The industry provides a livelihood for more than 6 million artisans including a big share of women artisans, and people from the weaker sections of the society.

There is a good demand for Indian handicraft products in countries such as US, Canada, France, Britain, Italy, and Germany. Indian handicrafts are much preferred in the fashion industry. Development in sectors like retail, real estate etc increases the demand, and gives more opportunities for handicraft products. Emergence of e-commerce and internet has emerged as a promising distribution channel to market and sell handicraft items.

Positive Factors Supporting the Sector:

Indian Handloom Cluster has a large, diversified, and potential market. It is equipped with strong and diversified supportive retail infrastructure. It has an assortment of product range due to the diversified culture prevalent in the country. The industry is further enhanced with low capital investment, production flexibility, and cheap labor rates that result in competitive price for its products. Handicrafts sector has fewer barriers for new entry, and also proves to be a potential source of employment.

Achilles Heels of the Industry:

Despite of all the technological advancements happening globally, there is still a lack of awareness about it in this sector. The artisans do not have awareness about the new technologies. They do not get adequate details about the current market trends. Further more; they lack information regarding international requirements and market scenario. Hence they are not able to commercialize their skills in the right way. Though Indian made handicraft items have a healthy demand in the global market, lack of adequate infrastructure and communication facilities hinder the marketing activities.

Moreover, there is very less co-ordination among government bodies, and private players. They sector still remains under nourished with young people not much interested in this craftsmanship. The industry is confined to small cities and rural areas with the market remaining untapped.

The Dark Phase:

There is no adequate balance between demand and supply. The industry faces a tough competition with handicrafts from countries like China, and South Africa. The advanced technology and R&D in the competitors countries favor them whereas; its absence in India makes the industry to wobble behind. This has ultimately resulted in loss of skilled workmanship in the sector.

Due to lack of support from the Handicrafts Development Corporation, and the Government, many skilled artisans are leaving the handicraft industry. The artisans feel that the corporation is not interested in supporting them to market the goods made by them. Almost 90% of the handicraft items seen in the stalls of Handicraft Development Corporation are machine made. Despite the funds offered under the Deen Dayal Hathkargh Protsahan Yogana (DDHPY) scheme, for promoting handicraft products, no steps have so far been taken for any projects. Artisans believe that the corporation does not take adequate measures to provide raw materials for their products, which they are selling through the corporation outlets in the past years.

The 6 million artisans who are the backbone on the Indian handicraft industry have provided their inherent skills, and traditional craftsmanship. But, they are now leaving the industry gradually due to lack of opportunities. The Government needs to focus on creating and developing production centres to patronize the artisans. The facilities available are quite sufficient only as a primary platform. For the changing world market, they need much advanced institutional support, to keep their edge with other competing countries.

Everyone loves to be a part of the “in” crowd and lets face it yall. Being in the music industry is about as “in” as it gets. Most of the jobs in the music industry put you close, at least in some way, shape or form with the people that your peers consider to be icons and a hero.

There is nothing finer than actually making money at a job that you actually love as opposed to standing on an assembly line watching the same part go by hour after day after year.

Jobs in the music industry can range from the retail sales ends, to the production end, to the creative department to performing or the business end and there is a lot of jobs in between those stops. There is a good chance that no matter what it is you like to do, there is a job in the music industry that will allow you to do some form of that job and eventually get paid to do it.

You need to seek out jobs in the music industry at local places and you can check the World Wide Web at locations like myMusicCircle and see what kinds of jobs are there that you can start at right away so that you can begin building and diversifying your skill set. Because the music business is first and foremost, a business and that means that the more skills you have the more valuable you will be. And we all know that the more valuable you are the more invaluable you become and the easier it is to find the jobs that you ultimately want.

If your end goal is to be a producer, you can start by offering to mix local bands live at their show for free or beer. Youll get the basic skills and then move one. A lot of what you might do at the beginning is mundane and wont pay you very well if at all. You need to keep you eye on the brass ring and the goal that you have set.

Many of the people that are very huge icons in the industry got their first jobs in the music industry doing things like taking out the trash at a studio or helping as a gaffer that set up for the sessions. All of this is networking and making contacts of people that can help you or hurt you down the line.